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.TH FORM_FIELD_ATTRIBUTES 3CURSES "Dec 31, 1996"
.SH NAME
form_field_attributes, set_field_fore, field_fore, set_field_back, field_back,
set_field_pad, field_pad \- format the general display attributes of forms
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lform\fR \fB -lcurses \fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <form.h>

\fBint\fR \fBset_field_fore\fR(\fBFIELD *\fR\fIfield\fR, \fBchtype\fR \fIattr\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBchtype\fR \fBfield_fore\fR(\fBFIELD *\fR\fIfield\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBset_field_back\fR(\fBFIELD *\fR\fIfield\fR, \fBchtype\fR \fIattr\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBchtype\fR \fBfield_back\fR(\fBFIELD *\fR\fIfield\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBset_field_pad\fR(\fBFIELD *\fR\fIfield\fR, \fBint\fR \fIpad\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBfield_pad\fR(\fBFIELD *\fR\fIfield\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBset_field_fore()\fR sets the foreground attribute of \fIfield\fR. The
foreground attribute is the low-level \fBcurses\fR display attribute used to
display the field contents. \fBfield_fore()\fR returns the foreground attribute
of \fIfield\fR.
.sp
.LP
\fBset_field_back()\fR sets the background attribute of \fIfield\fR. The
background attribute is the low-level \fBcurses\fR display attribute used to
display the extent of the field. \fBfield_back()\fR returns the background
attribute of \fIfield\fR.
.sp
.LP
\fBset_field_pad()\fR sets the pad character of \fIfield\fR to \fIpad\fR. The
pad character is the character used to fill within the field. \fBfield_pad()\fR
returns the pad character of \fIfield\fR.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
\fBfield_fore()\fR, \fBfield_back()\fR, and \fBfield_pad()\fR return default
values if \fIfield\fR is \fINULL\fR. If \fIfield\fR is not \fINULL\fR and is
not a valid \fBFIELD\fR pointer, the return value from these routines is
undefined.
.sp
.LP
\fBset_field_fore()\fR, \fBset_field_back()\fR, and \fBset_field_pad()\fR
return one of the following:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_OK\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
The function returned successfully.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
System error.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
An argument is incorrect.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR curses (3CURSES),
.BR forms (3CURSES),
.BR attributes (7)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The header \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the headers  \fB<eti.h>\fR and
\fB<curses.h>\fR\&.
